Palazzina Laf

Film Screening

Italy, France | 2023

An NCPA-Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Mumbai Presentation

Directorial debut by Michele Riondino, the film’s title acronym stands for “Laminatoio a freddo”, which translates to “cold rolling mill”. Palazzina Laf refers to the name of a real building of the ILVA steel company in Taranto where demoted employees were confined in inhumane working conditions in the late 1990s. Through the eyes of a worker, one of the most serious cases of workplace abuse in Italian history is told. The film is based on the book “Fumo sulla città” by the Italian writer Alessandro Leogrande, to whom the film is dedicated.

Michele Riondino (Taranto, 1979) is an actor and director, known for Palazzina Laf (2023), Dormant Beauty (2012) and The Past Is a Foreign Land (2008). Born in Taranto, Riondino enrolled at the Silvio D’Amico National Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 2000. His acting breakthrough came in 2008, with The Past Is a Foreign Land, for which he was awarded best actor at the Rome Film Festival and at the Miami International Film Festival. In 2010, Riondino’s talent was acknowledged with the award of EFP Shooting Star at the Berlin International Film Festival and the Guglielmo Biraghi Award at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.

Directed by : Michele Riondino
Written by :  Maurizio Braucci & Michele Riondino
Produced by : Carlo Degli Esposti & Nicola Serra
Cinematography : Claudio Cofrancesco
Music by : Teho Teardo
Cast: Michele Riondino, Elio Germano, Vanessa Scalera, Anna Ferruzzo, Domenico Fortunato etc.

Admission on a first-come-first served basis. NCPA Members will get preferential seating till 6.50pm.